Hair-clamp.



No. 649,848. Patanted May l5, I900.

- w. J. KDENIG.

HAIR CLAMP (Application filed Aug. 29, 1899.)

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\VIIJLIAM J. KOENIG, OF NE\V YORK, N. Y.

HAlR-CLAM P.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 649,848, dated May 15,1900.

Application filed August 29,1899. Serial No. 723,909. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM J. KOENIG, of the city of New York, boroughof Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented a newand Improved Hair-Clam p, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact description.

The purpose of this invention is to provide a clamp which may be appliedto braided hair so as to hold the hair and prevent the braid from comingundone, which end I attain by a clamp formed in two sections andprovided with a rubber lining, which serves not only to engage and holdthe hair, but also to form a spring tending to open the two sections ofthe clamp and, further, to prevent injury to the hair of the wearer.

This specification is the disclosure of two forms of my invention, whilethe claims define the actual scope thereof.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a view showing the invention in use. Fig. 2 is an enlargedside view showing the clamp open. Fig. 3 is asimilar view, except thatthe clamp is shown closed. Fig. l is a section on the line a a of Fig.3, and Fig. 5 is a sectional view illustrating a modification.

Referring particularly to Figs. 2, 3, and 4, the clamp is formed withtwo sections a and Z2, connected to each other by a hinge c, and thesection a is provided with a hinged link 6, adapted to engage with a pinf, attached to the section b, so as to hold the two sections in theclosed position. (Indicated in Fig. 3.) The sections a and b arepreferably constructed of sheet metal and have their edges serrated, asshown best in Fig. 4, and bent outward and inward to form flanges g,which are clenched over the reduced ends 7t of the rubber lining h. Thisrubber lining is in the form of a continuous strip extending from onesection of the clamp to the other, so that its ends will engage eachother at the free ends of the clamping-sections, and it is clear thatthe resiliency of the rubber will tend to throw the sections outward tothe positions shown in Fig. 2. When the sections are moved into closedposition, the rubber is compressed at the hinge c and at the free endsof the clamping-sections and is held in such condition by means of thelink e engaging the pin f. The lining h is slit or scored transversely,as shown, to permit it to readily assume the curved dispositionconforming with the curvature of the sections a and I). These scores inthe lining It also serve to engage portions of the hair to moreeffectively hold the clamp in place. The rubber lining being soft willnot crack and tear the hair, which would be the case were metalvemployed.

If desired, the sections of the clamp may be ornamented, as shown inFig. 1, in which view the clamp-section b is shown as broadened in itscenter and provided with various scrolls and other ornamentations.

In Fig. 5 the clamp-section a is shown ap proximately semi-ovate incross section, and the rubber lining b is held in the clamp-section, asindicated, the lining being ovate in cross-section. The essentialconstruction and operation of the device are, however, the same as inthe previously-described form of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent-- 1. A hair-clamp, comprising curved hinged sections,a resilient lining secured to and extending out from the inner face ofeach section throughout the length thereof and formed with transverseslits, and a locking device for the free ends of the sections, saiddevice being so proportioned with respect to the linin gs that thelatter will abut against and compress each other in the direction oftheir length to close the slits when the sections are locked, as setforth.

2. A hair-clamp, comprising hinged sec tions, a resilient lining securedto and extending out from the inner face of each section throughout thelength thereof and formed with transverse slits, whereby when thesections are closed the linings at the hinge will abut and compress eachother, and a locking device for the free ends of said sections, as setforth.

3. A hair-clamp, comprising two curved sections hinged together at oneend, areleasable fastening device for holding the sections closed, and aresilient lining securedv to the and a resilient lining secured to theinner faces of the sections and extending continuously from one sectionto the other across the hinge, whereby the linings will be compressed atthe hinge when the sections are closed, as and for the purpose setforth.

WVILLIAM J. KOENIG.

W'itnesses:

ISAAC B. OWENs, J NO. M. RITTER.

